Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.0° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 2PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Wed night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.5
N
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
18
10
10
10
10
9
9
16
21
32
28
29
32
47
66
48
62
62
96
104
179
250
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
10
NE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
10
WNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
N
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:15AM3.50m
4:48PM3.06m
4:56AM3.25m
5:25PM2.86m
5:39AM2.96m
6:05PM2.66m
Low Tide
10:32AM0.22m
10:40PM0.60m
11:10AM0.53m
11:20PM0.79m
11:51AM0.85m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:43
8:39
 mm
2
2
5
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
11
14
14
14
13
13
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
7
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